I tried to make origami of my dog Jackie, this is what I have came out with. It was folded from 2 pieces of square papers. Still need some work on the body but I’m quite happy with the head. The next thing i want to do it to refine it and figure out the color placement on the paper for her face and ears. 🐶

We have a very productive day!
Jackie is making sure all her pals are looking good and cute. I think she particularly loves the little Dachshund, she can’t get her eyes off it!
Anyway, these puppies are ready to travel, we got Jackie’s approval. :)

In mid Nov 2015, my dog Jackie and I have teamed up to open a greeting card and print shop on Etsy for the dog lovers. :D So far we have 20 items in the shop and have sold over 60+ cards and a print! We sold lots of Christmas Cards in a very short period of time before Christmas, we are so pleased especially our little Jackie, she is getting even more treats for being such a great inspiration and assistant. :) We are working to add more of Jackie’s pals greeting cards for the different occasions to the shop.

Thanks to the clouds for breaking at just the right time for me to capture the Solar Eclipse today! It was overcast and cloudy when I woke up, very typical England weather and I really didn’t expect the weather will change much. When I see the sun came out and clouds started to break around 9ish, I got a bit panic because I really want to capture this rare phenomenon but I didn’t have my gear ready! I able to get everything set up quickly and lucky enough to capture the half of it. :)

A break in the clouds, just at the right time, right place.
Below is my half hour shots in 6 sec time lapse movie.

This last-minute Valentine’s Day card are super easy to put together and best of all it’s a keepsake bookmark. They won’t take you too much time and it definitely don’t look last-minute…at least to me. :) You could write a little message or a secret message in the bookmark.

I received this cute and delicate needlebook gift from Barbara, my dear friend in Atlanta. Such a wonderful surprise! She created this needlebook with the fabric i designed on Spoonflower. She made 10 of these to send it to all of our friends who have left FA (Finished Art), the company in Atlanta where I used to work.

“But thinking about all of our friends who have left FA, this little gift became a token of friendship, fond memories, and lasting goodwill to share. Please enjoy!” – Barbara H. Dorn

I love all the thoughts Barbara has put into this needlebook, below are some photos I want to share with you.